Majority Think Federal Motion M103 Needs Work

Four-in-ten think the specific focus on one religion should be
removed, three-in-ten think it should mention all religions

Toronto, March 12th
– In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1,340
Canadian voters, (40%) think the motion put forward by a Federal Liberal MP
should remove the focus on one specific religion from it, (31%) respond that
all religions should be mentioned in the motion, and only (14%) say that the
motion should be left as is. (15%) say they do not know.

Respondents most
likely to say that the focus on one specific religion should be removed from
M103 include those aged 35-44 (45%), 55-64 (42%), earning $60,000-$80,000 (50%),
living in Alberta (48%), and Conservative supporters (46%). Those with a
college or university degree (42%), a post-graduate degree (41%), or with some
college or university (39%), all favour the removal of the focus of one
religion from the motion.

Those most likely to
say that all religions should be mentioned in the motion include those aged 65
and over (36%), the least wealthy (42%) or earning $80,000-$100,000 (41%), from
Québec (36%) or Ontario (33%), and the least educated (36%).

Those most likely to
say the motion should be left alone include those earning $40,000-$60,000 (20%)
and that support the NDP (24%).

“More than 7-in-10 favour
amending this motion in some way; even 71% of Liberal supporters would see
revisions to it. The Liberals seem adamant they support it as is, however, and
it remains to be seen what effect, if any, this issue will have on their ballot
support in the future,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research.

Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.